sheriffwick

noun

1. The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.

2. The position or office of a sheriff.

   Thirdly, by the Acceſsion of another office, as when a Iuſtice of Peace is choſen to be Sheriff of the ſame County, his authority of a Iuſtice of Peace there is ſuſpended during his Sheriffwick; […]

Where it comes from

From Middle English shirevewyk; equivalent to sheriff + wick.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sheriffwick (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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